Server Migration Center

Server Migration Center (SMC) is a migration platform developed by Alibaba Cloud.
SMC can help you migrate one or more source servers to Alibaba Cloud.

Overview

SMC can help you migrate one or more source servers to Alibaba Cloud. The source servers
include IDC servers, virtual machines, cloud hosts on other cloud platforms, and other
types of servers. For more information, see SMC documentation.

You do not need to manually configure system settings for migration sources. After
running the relevant commands, the SMC client automatically collects the migration
source information and imports it to the SMC console to prepare for subsequent migration
operations.

Ease of use

The SMC console allows you to easily configure migration tasks and migrate data to
the cloud.

Support for batch migration

You can select multiple migration tasks in the SMC console and perform a batch migration.

Central tracking of migration progress

When migrating source servers to Alibaba Cloud in batches, you must track the migration
status of each source server. The SMC console overview page displays the status of
all your migration sources and tasks. It shows the overall migration progress and
allows you to identify and troubleshoot problems that occur during migration.

Migration process

SMC consists of a client and a console. Import the information of a source server
to the console through the client. This step connects the source server with your
Alibaba Cloud account. Then, create a migration task in the console for the source
server and start the migration task to migrate the source server to Alibaba Cloud.
For more information, see Migration process.